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Marina Kostova
Research Analyst, Storage, Systems & Infrastructure Solutions, CEMA

Joining IDC Bulgaria in May 2006 as a research analyst, Marina Kostova undertook PC and systems research as part of IDC's program of annual studies and quarterly market trackers. She also conducted research on the Bulgarian telecommunications markets and engaged in end-user research projects. Currently, she has moved to a new regional role in supporting the disk storage systems research in CEMA.

Before coming to IDC, Kostova worked as a market researcher and consultant for foreign investors interested in the Bulgarian IT and consumer markets. As a marketing and product specialist for the IT company Icygen, she was responsible for marketing collateral focused on business software products and services.

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EMEA Storage 2013 Top 10 Predictions
Donna Taylor, Daniel Bizo, Marina Kostova, Jimena Sisa, Carla Arend
Feb 2013 - Doc # RS01V Top 10 Predictions

This Top Ten Predictions document presents IDC's top predictions for the EMEA storage market in 2013.: "Adoption rates of storage technologies, infrastructures, and delivery models will vary by region and by country, mostly due to d ...

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Methods and Practices: IDC Retail Insights' Worldwide Quarterly Point-of-Sale Tracker Taxonomy, 2012
Ryan Reith, Ivano Ortis, Luca Bonacina, Christine Bardwell, Roman Maceska, Marina Kostova, Kumar Das, Nephi Zhang
May 2012 - Doc # GRI234648 Methods and Practices

This IDC Retail Insights report provides a comprehensive overview of and definitions for the point-of-sale terminal market. The definitions provided in this document represent the scope of IDC's POS Tracker research. This taxonomy outlin ...

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